HDM-AS 14.0 - Advanced Sequencer

TRACK A

WAVE

VOL 80

PAN C

TRACK B

WAVE

VOL 70

PAN C

TRACK C

WAVE

VOL 75

PAN C

TRACK D

WAVE

VOL 65

PAN C

TRACK P

PERC K S H F M T W G

VOL 80

TRACK V

VOX LAYERED

VOL 75

MOVEMENTS

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FORMAL TOKEN ORDER

T,[RS],<D;O>,(PK),{V;H},/Q;I/,@F;X@,!J;Y!,?W;Z;B?

All 9 tokens, all 17 variables, always explicit.

Brief: T: followed by context + notes, space-separated. State is sticky.

Rest: R(x1) Grace: (g) Pass: _ Combined: ~D;D;D~(PK)

Ditto: |N| at end of line = repeat line N× T: |N| alone = repeat last T line N×

PLAY FUNCTIONS

x sustain s slur o staccato g grace r/a repeat/arp c chord strike

K DURATION

Integers: 1=¼ 2=½ 4=whole

Fractions: %2=1/2 %3=1/3 %4=1/4 %6=1/6 %8=1/8 %67=2/3

Modifiers: d=dotted(×1.5) h=+0.5

SCALES

maj dor phr lyd mix aeo loc

hmi mmi pen mpe blu wht dim aug chr

COMBINED D

~1;3;5~(x1) — play degrees simultaneously

Per-voice octave shifts: ++~-1;2;--3~(s1)

COMBINED H

{3;^4;3^} — non-uniform voice gaps

Each gap is intervoice semitones

ARP DIRECTIONS

ups dns upi dni spu spd

TRACK P — DRUMS

P: with degrees K S H F M T W G

Combined: ~K;H~(x1) Roll: @8;0@ S(r1)

[RS] SCALE TOKEN

Root + scale concatenated: [Cmaj] [F#dor]

Sharps only: C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B

Use _ to leave part unchanged: [_dor]

SCALE LIST

maj Major dor Dorian phr Phrygian lyd Lydian

mix Mixolydian aeo Aeolian loc Locrian

hmi Harmonic min mmi Melodic min

pen Maj pent mpe Min pent blu Blues

wht Whole tone dim Diminished aug Augmented chr Chromatic

DEGREE RESOLUTION

Degrees beyond scale length wrap into next octave.

freq = 440 × 2^((root + interval[deg] + O×12 - 69) / 12)

<D;O> DEGREE TOKEN

D = scale degree (1+), R = rest, ~ = combined

O = Western octave (4 = A440 range)

Default: <1;4>

OCTAVE SHIFTS

Sticky: <;++> shifts O up 2 permanently

Non-sticky: ++5(x1) shifts this note only

EXTENDED DEGREES

Degree 8 in 7-note scale = root one octave up

Degree 9 = second one octave up, etc.

(PK) PLAY TOKEN

x eXtend — sustain K beats

s Slur — connected envelopes

o staccatO — short, detached (~50% of K)

g Grace — ornamental, non-metric

r/a Repeat/Arp — at rate F

c Chord strike — all voices per strike

K DURATION

1 beat = 1 quarter note at BPM

%2=½ %3=⅓ %4=¼ %6=⅙ %8=⅛

d = dotted (×1.5) h = +0.5 beat

Stackable: 2dh = 3.5 beats

SLUR CHAIN

x s s s x — middle s notes suppress attack

Last s extends release to next note

{V;H} CHORD BUILD

V = voice count, H = stacking interval

{3;3} = triad in thirds

{2;5} = dyad a fifth apart

COMBINED H

{3;^4;3^} = non-uniform gaps

^4;3^ = 4 semitones then 3 semitones

H INTERVALS

3=thirds(4st) 4=fourths(5st) 5=fifths(7st)

6=sixths(9st) 7=sevenths(11st) 8=octave(12st)

/Q;I/ CHORD QUALITY

Q names a chord: maj min dim aug sus2 sus4

maj7 min7 dom7 m7b5 dim7 6 add9 9 11 13

1/sus2/ = chord by name — no hand-stacking

def keeps the {V;H} voicing instead

I: inversion (0=root, 1=first, 2=second...)

@F;X@ ARP BUILD

F = strikes per beat, X = octave span

@4;0@ = 4 strikes, no span

@2;+@ = 2 strikes, +1 octave

!J;Y! ARP QUALITY

J: ev even sw swing

Y: ups up-seq dns down-seq

upi up-interleaved dni down-interleaved

spu sprinkle-up spd sprinkle-down

SLOT COUNT

Total slots = V × (|X| + 1)

V=3, X=+ → 6 slots across 2 octaves

?W;Z;B? TIMBRE TOKEN

W tone: sin tri saw sqr wrb warble

W noise: wht pnk red nbn (synthcore)

Z: volume 0–100

B: pan/Balance — C center, L## left, R## right

Grace notes always use triangle at 55% vol

AUTO VOLUME

When V>1, volume is divided by V automatically

Z=80 with V=4 = effective 20 per voice

UI DEFAULTS

Track wave/volume/pan controls seed W, Z, B defaults

Use ?W;Z;B? tokens to override inline

P: PERCUSSION TRACK

Track P is for drums. Use P: prefix.

Degree letters replace scale degrees:

K = Kick S = Snare H = Hihat

F = Floor tom M = Mid tom T = high Tom

Example: P: K(x1) H(x%2) H(x%2) S(x1) H(x1)

COMBINED DRUMS

~K;H~(x1) = kick + hihat together

~K;S;H~(c2) = all three on each strike

Arp/repeat works: @4;0@ ~K;H~(r2) = alternating kick & hihat at 4/beat

ROLLS

P: @8;0@ S(r1) = snare roll (8 hits/beat)

P: @16;0@ H(r1) = fast hihat

TOM TUNING

Toms (F M T) form a 2nd inversion triad of the root.

In C major: F=G2, M=E3, T=C4

[RS] changes tom pitch. <;O> is ignored.

IGNORED TOKENS

{V;H} /Q;I/ have no effect on Track P

?W;Z? — W ignored, Z controls volume

Rests work normally: R(x1)

COMBINED NOTATION SIMPLIFIER enter a brief line with ~combined D~ events

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VOICE PREVIEWER enter a brief line to see resolved pitches & chord name

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HOW TO WRITE PK NOTATION ▼

1. Every line belongs to a track. Start with A: B: C: D: or P: (percussion) — no space after colon.

2. Notes are D(PK). D = scale degree, P = play function, K = duration. 3(x1) = degree 3, 1 beat. Prefix with +/- for octave shifts.

3. Context tokens set the environment. [RS] key, <D;O> degree/octave, {V;H} voicing, /Q;I/ quality, @F;X@ arp, !J;Y! direction, ?W;Z? timbre.

4. State is sticky. Once set, persists until changed. Only write what changes.

5. Rests and grace notes. R(x1) = 1 beat rest. (g) before a note = grace note.

6. Play functions. x sustain, s slur, o staccato, g grace, r/a repeat/arp, c chord strike.

7. K durations. 1 2 3 4 beats. %2=½ %4=¼ %3=⅓. d=dotted h=+½. Stackable: 2dh=3.5.

8. Arpeggios. Set {V;H} for shape, @F;X@ for rate+span, !J;Y! for direction. Use P=a or r.

9. Movements. &name& alone on a line. Play sequentially. State resets at boundaries.

10. Combined D. ~1;3;5~(x1) plays multiple degrees. Per-voice octave shifts: ++~-1;2~(s1).

11. Track P (Drums). Use P: with drum degrees: K kick, S snare, H hihat, F floor tom, M mid tom, T high tom, W woodblock (melodic, tuned to [RS] root), G triangle (atonal metallic ping). Combined: ~K;H~(x1). Rolls: @8;0@ S(r1).

12. Ditto |N|. At end of line: repeat the line's events N more times. As the only token (T: |N|): repeat the last line on that track N times.

FORMAL NOTATION OUTPUT HDM3 · PK v1.2 · EXPANDED

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